Improvement in dash-rails for vehicles



L..W. EVERETT. 5

Dash-Rails for Vehicles.

Patented July 28,1874.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LORENZO W. EVERETT, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK,(MARIA EVERETT,

ADMINISTRATRIX.)

IMPROVEMENT IN DASH-RAILS FOR VEHICLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l53,552, dated July 28,1674; application filed May 18, 1870.

To all whom 'it may' concern:

Beit known that I, LORENZO W. EVERETT, of Binghamton, in the county ofBroome and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Dash-Boards for Carri-ages; and 1 do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in providing the exposed edges of acarriage dashboard with a ileXible metallic binding for protecting saidedges from damage by the action of the guide-reins of the team,obviating the necessity of the ordinary line-rod, and giving a betterfinish to the dash-board, as will be hereinafter m ore fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will new proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, whichforms a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a view ofa dash-board embodying my invention. Fig. 2 shows a detached piece ofthe binding.

A represents a dash-board for carriages constructed in the usual mannerof a metallic frame covered with leather, or in any other vsuitablemanner, and provided with the usual fixtures for attaching it to thecarriage. B represents the metallic lining, which is bent in tubularform, with its edges left far enough apart to receive the edges C C ofthe dashboard.

If the binding is to extend over the ends of the dash-board, as it doesin the present case, it is divided into two parts, for the purpose ofiittin'g it more accurately to its position. rEhe pieces are then bentto the required angle to it the form of the work, either to a square orrounded corner, as shown in Fig. 2.. The parts are then placed inposition, the ends a a connecting into the center or the upper edge ofthe dash-board, when the open edges of the binding are passed into thegrooves of the seams in the edges C O. The connection on the top is thensoldered, or it may be covered by surmountiug it with an ornament.

Then the binding is closed upon the edges of the dash-board, asdescribed, it eifectually protects it from injury.

The ordinary dash-board is provided with a longitudinal line-rodsupported upon pieces p1 ojecting from the ends, which renders itimpossible to accomplish the required stitching with the sewing-machine,while with my improvement this difficulty is obviated, the work left ina more symmetrical form, and the dashboard manufactured with lessexpense.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A dash-board, A, for carriages, provided with a flexible metallicbinding, B, upon its edges, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

LORENZO W. EVE HETT. Witnesses:

EDGAR B. SMITH, F. A. lDURKEE.

